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Mike Oldfield

Music Of The Spheres

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Release date: 17-3-2008
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Catalogue Number: 4766206
Label: UCJ

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Mike Oldfield -

Music Of The Spheres

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5 out of 5

Paul See all by me Location: WEDNESBURY

Music of The Spheres

25 October, 2008

Music of TheSpheres i very relaxing music after a hard days work and once the music of the spheres plays you star to relax as the music of the spheres is overwhelming.

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scott See all by me Location: ROMNEY MARSH

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4 June, 2008

one of mikes best works since tubluar bells a record 7 weeks in the classical fm top 1 spot. a great peice to listen to at a good loud volume while relaxing with a nice drink by candle light, well recommeded to everyone

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Dec 2007

Mike Oldfield goes classical! His new album, 'Music Of The Spheres' is a 45 minute orchestral work in two parts, with many stylistic nods towards both the great classical composers and his own instrumental rock works of the 70s.

"In this world, everything has a pulse or a vibration. This sound is unique to each living or non living thing and in itself creates a music that no-one can hear. I believe that this has a very powerful resonance with, and a deep effect, on our lives. What would happen if we took this further and apply this to bigger things, more powerful things: like an entire solar system or galaxy say, what would that sound like?

'Musica Universalis' is the ancient theory that every celestial body, the sun, the moon and the stars has an inner music. This is a harmonic and mathematical concept derived from the movements of the planets in the solar system. The music created is inaudible to the human ear.

'Music of the Spheres' is my interpretation of this theory. Every planet and every star: even the whole universe has music within it that no-one can hear, this is what it would sound like if it was set free. This is 'Music of the Spheres'." - Mike Oldfield

Legendary musician and composer Mike Oldfield returns with his follow up to 2005's 'Light & Shade' by creating his first truly classical recording. Joined by renowned composer Karl Jenkins and the Sinfonia Sfera Orchestra, 'Music Of The Spheres' sees Oldfield take inspiration from his million selling debut 'Tubular Bells' creating a unique piece of music split into two parts. Classical vocalist Hayley Westenra and acclaimed pianist Lang Lang also appear.

Mike Oldfield was a teenaged, multi-instrumentalist phenomenon who played in various British progressive rock groups (most notably that of Kevin Ayers) before going solo at the ripe age of 20. His first and still most famous release was TUBULAR BELLS in 1973. The first album released by Virgin Records, it became a radio staple and achieved notoriety as the theme from the blockbuster film THE EXORCIST. It is a measure of his talent that the enigmatic Oldfield has continued releasing serious, ambitious works while maintaining a sold fan base decades after his initial success.